STAFF REPORTER
SARGODHA The residents on Sunday expressed concerns over freely movement of professional beggars across city areas and urged authorities concerned to take action against them. These beggars have also captured all roads, parks, markets, traffic signals and other public places while no checking was being made here in this regard. The citizens talking to APP said that increasing trend of these professional beggars could also become a security threat in the city. These beggars were looking busy in minting money from public by using various tactics and after creating hurdles on the way of commuters, they said. A shopkeeper Suleman said that middle aged men showing disabilities, barefooted children selling low quality products were also involved in getting sympathies of people at different places. They demanded the concerned departments for appropriate action against people involved in begging and creating problems for the residents. Despite various claims of actions and anti begging campaigns by the Social welfare department and Child protection welfare bureau, the beggars menace could not be controlled permanently. The beggars were creating nuisance and also causing irritation among commuters due to interfering in the private activities of people during shopping, driving on the roadsides, traffic signal, hospitals and bus terminals, a resident said.
